Ladislav Škorpil
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Ladislav Škorpil is a former Czech
football
player and former manager of the Czech
club FC Slovan Liberec
. Škorpil is also a member of the Civic Democratic Party in his hometown of Hradec Králové.
From 1982 to 1990, Škorpil worked as a youth coach in the Czechoslovakian national team
. In 1986, he won a youth championship with Spartak Hradec Králové. In the final of the championship the team beat the Slovakia
n team, Tatran Prešov.
Although he once said "I never want to work with adults", he took over the first team of Hradec Králové as a head coach in 1990/1991 season. In 1993, he went to Slovakia to work in a small club, DAC Dunajska Streda. During 1994-95, he again trained the youngsters of the SK Hradec Králové
; between 1995 and 1997 he worked at Dukla Prague. In the autumn of 1997, Škorpil returned to DAC Dunajska Streda for one season. During the 1998/99 season, he again coached SK Hradec Králové until the ninth match-day.
During the season, he was contacted by FC Slovan Liberec
, where, as a head coach, he unexpectedly won the Czech Cup in 2000, and two years later celebrated the first league title in Liberec
. In January 2004, he agreed the termination of his contract with Slovan and took over the Czech U-21
team. In October 2007, he returned to his former club Slovan Liberec as a successor of sacked coach, Michal Zach.
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player and former manager of the Czech
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
club FC Slovan Liberec
FC Slovan Liberec
FC Slovan Liberec is a Czech football club founded in the city of Liberec. The club is one of the most successful in the Czech Republic, having won two league titles and the domestic cup since 1993. Slovan Liberec is also one of the richest clubs in the Czech league...
. Škorpil is also a member of the Civic Democratic Party in his hometown of Hradec Králové.
Coaching career
Ladislav Škorpil ended his playing career early and, at the age of 23, began the 1969/70 season as a C- and D-youth coach at Spartak Hradec Králové. During the 1970s, he worked for the A and B youth teams. In 1981, he won the Czechoslavakian youth cup.From 1982 to 1990, Škorpil worked as a youth coach in the Czechoslovakian national team
Czechoslovakia national football team
The Czechoslovakia national football team was the national association football team of Czechoslovakia from 1922 to 1993. At the dissolution of Czechoslovakia at the end of 1992, the team was participating in UEFA qualifying Group 4 for the 1994 World Cup; it completed this campaign under the name...
. In 1986, he won a youth championship with Spartak Hradec Králové. In the final of the championship the team beat the Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
n team, Tatran Prešov.
Although he once said "I never want to work with adults", he took over the first team of Hradec Králové as a head coach in 1990/1991 season. In 1993, he went to Slovakia to work in a small club, DAC Dunajska Streda. During 1994-95, he again trained the youngsters of the SK Hradec Králové
SK Hradec Králové
FC Hradec Králové is a football club from Hradec Králové, Czech Republic which plays in the Gambrinus liga. It was founded in 1905.Hradec played in the European Cup 1960–61 and was eliminated by FC Barcelona in quarterfinals, who ended the season as eventual runners-up. In the 1959/1960 season...
; between 1995 and 1997 he worked at Dukla Prague. In the autumn of 1997, Škorpil returned to DAC Dunajska Streda for one season. During the 1998/99 season, he again coached SK Hradec Králové until the ninth match-day.
During the season, he was contacted by FC Slovan Liberec
FC Slovan Liberec
FC Slovan Liberec is a Czech football club founded in the city of Liberec. The club is one of the most successful in the Czech Republic, having won two league titles and the domestic cup since 1993. Slovan Liberec is also one of the richest clubs in the Czech league...
, where, as a head coach, he unexpectedly won the Czech Cup in 2000, and two years later celebrated the first league title in Liberec
Liberec
Liberec is a city in the Czech Republic. Located on the Lusatian Neisse and surrounded by the Jizera Mountains and Ještěd-Kozákov Ridge, it is the fifth-largest city in the Czech Republic....
. In January 2004, he agreed the termination of his contract with Slovan and took over the Czech U-21
Czech Republic national under-21 football team
The Czech Republic national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of the Czech Republic and is controlled by the Football Association of the Czech Republic...
team. In October 2007, he returned to his former club Slovan Liberec as a successor of sacked coach, Michal Zach.
Coaching achievements
- Pohár ČMFS (Czech Cup) winner 2000 (FC Slovan LiberecFC Slovan LiberecFC Slovan Liberec is a Czech football club founded in the city of Liberec. The club is one of the most successful in the Czech Republic, having won two league titles and the domestic cup since 1993. Slovan Liberec is also one of the richest clubs in the Czech league...
) - Gambrinus ligaGambrinus LigaThe Gambrinus liga is a Czech professional league for football clubs. At the top of the Czech football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 16 clubs, operating a system of promotion and relegation with the Czech 2. Liga. Seasons run from August to May,...
(Czech League) champion 2001/2002Gambrinus liga 2001-02-League standings:P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points-Top goalscorers:-References:...
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